2017 Lima shooting: Difference between revisions

{{short description|MassSpree shooting in Lima, Peru}}

| title = 2017 Lima shooting

| image = =Tiroteo de Lima de 2017.png

| image_size = 250

| caption = Eduardo Glicerio Romero Naupay arriving outside the Royal Plaza, the main site where the events took place.

| map =

| location = {{nowrap|[[Independencia District, Lima|Independencia]]/[[San Martín de Porres District|San Martín de Porres]]<br> and [[Los Olivos District|Los Olivos]], [[Lima]], Peru}}

| target = Security forces, then civilians

| date = February 17–18, 2017

| time-end begin = {{nowrap|1210:00{{nbsp}}ap.m.}}

| type timezone = [[MassEastern Time shootingZone|EDT]]

| fatalities = 6 (including the perpetrator)

| injuries = 9

| perps = Eduardo Romero Naupay<ref>{{Cite news |title=Identifican al autor de la balacera en Independencia |url=https://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/independencia-autor-balacera-que-dejo-4-muertos-noticia-1969597/ |date=2017-02-18 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172753/https://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/independencia-autor-balacera-que-dejo-4-muertos-noticia-1969597/ |archive-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>

| weapons = {{bulleted list|[[Bersa Thunder 9]]|[[Beretta 92]]}}

| motive = Eviction from the perpetrator's hawker stall

The '''2017 Lima shooting''' ({{lang-langx|es|Tiroteo de Lima de 2017}}) was a [[mass shooting]] that began on February 17 and ended on February 18, 2017 at the Royal Plaza shopping center, located in a disputed area<ref>{{Cite news |title=La zona en disputa entre Independencia y San Martín de Porres |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/sucesos/zona-genera-disputa-independencia-san-martin-porres-mapa-noticia-ecpm-641459-noticia/?ref=ecr |last=Lara |first=Juan Guillermo |date=2019-06-04 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref> between the districts of [[Independencia District, Lima|Independencia]] and [[San Martín de Porres District|San Martín de Porres]], and to a lesser extent in a sector of the district of [[Los Olivos District|Los Olivos]], in northern [[Lima]], [[Peru]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Independencia: sujeto mató a 4 y fue abatido en Royal Plaza |url=http://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/independencia-sujeto-mato-cuatro-personas-royal-plaza-noticia-1969594 |date=2017-02-18 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref> As a result of the event, 5 people lost their lives and 9 were injured.

The perpetrator of the shooting was identified by the police as Eduardo Glicerio Romero Naupay, a 32-year-old man born in the city of [[Huánuco]]. Romero had previously served in the [[Peruvian Navy]], where he obtained a license to bear arms. During the shooting, he was killed by Lorenzo Machaca Esquía, a 29-year-old non-commissioned officer who was in [[Plainclothes officer|civilian clothes]] at the time of the shooting.<ref>{{Cite news |title=“Solo"Solo evité que más gente inocente muera”muera", afirma policía héroe |url=http://larepublica.pe/impresa/sociedad/850322-solo-evite-que-mas-gente-inocente-muera-afirma-policia-heroe |date=2017-02-21 |work=[[La República (Peru)|La República]]}}</ref> It is believed that the motive for the attack was the eviction of his mobile stand selling ''[[salchipapa]]s'' and [[hamburger]]s, which had happened the day before because he was in a restricted area and did not have a license to operate as a vendor.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Balacera en Independencia: aumenta a 5 el número de muertos |url=http://cdn7.larepublica.pe/sociedad/849459-los-olivos-balacera-al-interior-de-un-bcp-deja-un-muerto |date=2017-02-18 |work=[[La República (Peru)|La República]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219172344/http://cdn7.larepublica.pe/sociedad/849459-los-olivos-balacera-al-interior-de-un-bcp-deja-un-muerto |archive-date=2017-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Cinco muertos y 9 heridos dejó balacera en Centro Empresarial y Financiero Multicentro de Independencia |url=http://peru21.pe/actualidad/al-menos-dos-muertos-dejo-balacera-royal-plaza-independencia-2271272 |date=2017-02-17 |work=[[Perú 21]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219171858/http://peru21.pe/actualidad/al-menos-dos-muertos-dejo-balacera-royal-plaza-independencia-2271272 |archive-date=2017-02-19}}</ref>

According to his friends, he suffered a certain sexual and social frustration with women, had an advanced superiority complex as he supported [[machismo]] and repudiated [[feminism]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Independencia: Romero Naupay habría padecido alguna "frustración sexual”sexual" |url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/independencia-romero-naupay-habria-padecido-alguna-frustracion-sexual-n266030 |date=2017-02-20 |work=[[América Noticias]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Independencia: Eduardo Romero Naupay disparó principalmente a mujeres |url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/independencia-eduardo-romero-naupay-disparo-principalmente-mujeres-n266020 |date=2017-02-20 |work=[[América Noticias]]}}</ref> was attracted to the [[occultism|occult]] and [[satanism]], collected weapons and admired a local hitman. He was also considered a quiet and reserved person, he listened to metal music and was reportedly addicted to [[Clemente Palma]]'s novels, especially ''Cuentos malévolos'', as confirmed by the [[National Police of Peru|police]] when they raided his house.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Masacre en Independencia: Encuentran mensajes siniestros en casa del asesino Eduardo Romero |url=http://www.elpopular.pe/actualidad-y-policiales/2017-02-20-masacre-en-independencia-encuentran-mensajes-siniestros-en-casa-del-asesino-eduardo-romero |date=2017-02-20 |work=El Popular}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Eduardo Romero: este es el perfil psicológico del asesino de Independencia |url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/eduardo-romero-este-perfil-psicologico-asesino-independencia-n265935 |date=2017-02-19 |work=[[América Noticias]]}}</ref> Members of Romero's family said that "he was withdrawn and uncommunicative."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Familia de autor de la masacre de Independencia: "Era retraído y poco comunicativo" |url=http://trome.pe/actualidad/policiales/familia-autor-masacre-independencia-retraido-comunicativo-video-fotos-40688 |date=2017-02-18 |work=[[Trome]]}}</ref>

During a press conference Peruvian President [[Pedro Pablo Kuczynski]] said that there was a "lack of control of clandestine pistols", alluding to the shooting.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Balacera en Independencia: esta es la ruta de terror que realizó Romero Naupay |url=https://www.americatv.com.pe/noticias/actualidad/balacera-independencia-esta-ruta-terror-que-realizo-romero-naupay-n265927 |date=2017-02-19 |work=[[América Noticias]]}}</ref> Lorenzo Machaca Esquía, the policeman who killed Romero, was awarded by Kuczynski.<ref>{{Cite news |title=PPK sobre policía héroe de Independencia: “Hizo"Hizo lo que tenía que hacer |url=https://panamericana.pe/24horas/locales/222607-ppk-policia-heroe-independencia-hizo |date=2017-03-01 |work=[[Panamericana Televisión]]}}</ref> Machaca later claimed that he received constant threats through Facebook and other media.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Región Policial reconoció a Lorenzo Machaca Esquía, quien abatió al asesino de Independencia |url=http://www.serperuano.com/2017/02/region-policial-reconocio-a-lorenzo-machaca-esquia-quien-abatio-al-asesino-de-independencia/ |date=2017-02-20 |work=Serperuano}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Amenazan por internet a suboficial que abatió al asesino de Independencia |url=http://larepublica.pe/impresa/sociedad/850609-amenazan-por-internet-suboficial-que-abatio-al-asesino-de-independencia |date=2017-02-22 |work=[[La República (Peru)|La República]]}}</ref> A week after the attack, he was reported to police by his wife, who accused him of [[domestic abuse]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Independencia: PNP que mató a asesino fue denunciado por esposa |url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/independencia-pnp-mato-asesino-denunciado-esposa-143151-noticia/ |date=2017-03-07 |work=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]}}</ref>

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